ENG vs IRE: Ireland's orgy in T20 World Cup, after West Indies, England is now trampled

ENG vs IRE: The match was played between England and Ireland in the T20 World Cup Super 12. In this match, Ireland defeated England by 5 runs on the basis of Duckworth-Lewis rule. This match was being played at Melbourne Cricket Ground. Rain interfered several times during the match. After which the result of the match was decided on the basis of Duckworth Lewis. In this match, England won the toss and decided to bowl. Batting first, Ireland were all out for 157 runs in 19.2 overs.

how was the match

Chasing Ireland's target, the England team started slow. Rain interrupted the match several times during the second inning. England's slow start and the continuous fall of wickets, the England team fell 6 runs behind their target according to Duckworth-Lewis's rule and Ireland registered a historic win over England.

Ireland batted well in the first innings. The team lost its first wicket on the score of 21. But team captain Andy Balbirnie had entered this match with some other intention. He shared an 82 partnership with Lorcan Tucker for the second wicket. Andy Balbirnie scored 62 runs in 47 balls with the help of 5 fours and 2 sixes. At one point it seemed that Ireland's team would score 170 to 180 runs. But Livingston got England back and took two wickets in two consecutive balls in the 16th over to push Ireland on the back foot and in the end Ireland's innings was reduced to 157.

In the second innings, Ireland did not let the England team handle it from the beginning. England had lost 3 wickets at the score of 29. The England batsmen did not follow the Duckworth-Lewis rule. By the time Livingston started scoring runs, the rain played its game and England lost the match. Ireland had earlier pulled out of the tournament after defeating two-time world champions West Indies in the qualifiers.